2020 Teacher Awards 2020 SMU Teacher Awards Each day, great science teachers guide, encourage, and motivate students. Teachers impress curiosity in their students, which enables growth and learning. Over 200 teachers enter their students in the Regional Fair. The Science Fair Teacher Award Committee is recognizing twenty teachers for their dedication and commitment to students. These top teachers were selected by the number, performance, and success rate of their students at the fair. Southern Methodist University and the DRSEF are proud to honor these teachers. JUNIOR DIVISION Daniel Anaya RENNER MIDDLE SCHOOL Lauren Atchison MURPHY MIDDLE SCHOOL Sarah Baldwin PIONEER HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Maritza Bradshaw OTTO MIDDLE SCHOOL MaryAnn Cowley OTTO MIDDLE SCHOOL Anya McCarthy RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL Nahid Nikpour BRIGHTER HORIZONS MS Jason Pearson LAWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL Kelli Tenant PEARSON MIDDLE SCHOOL Melissa VanHouten RICE MIDDLE SCHOOL SENIOR DIVISION Holly Anderson COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL Julie Baker PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Vashka Desai JASPER HIGH SCHOOL Cathy Douglas COPPELL HIGH SCHOOL Amanda Dunn PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Tiffany Grimes PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Anna Henicke SHEPTON HIGH SCHOOL Rhonda Kurtz MCMILLEN HIGH SCHOOL Neil Milburn PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Teresa Walls JASPER HIGH SCHOOL 2020 Fluor First Teacher Award This year’s Science Fair quest began in August 2018, with the Fluor Science Fair Teacher Workshop hosted by the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University. Around 45 teachers from local public and private schools attended, including many new to the regional science fair. To encourage teachers from schools entering their students in the DRSEF for the first time in 2018, the Science Fair Teacher Award Committee recognizes teachers with Fluor First Awards for their initiative and their commitment to students. They are selected by the number, performance, and success rate of their students at the fair. Fluor and the DRSEF are proud to honor the Junior Division Award to: Saira Cherian Harmony School of Innovation, Dallas MS Charter Fluor and the DRSEF are proud to honor the Senior Division Award to: Yaritza Ortiz R L Turner High School Carrollton-Farmers Branch .